饮

飲
yǐn
#1,567 most
frequent character
to drink

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

饮 joins 饣, food or eating, with 欠, an open mouth and mouth actions. It first meant drinking while bending over a ritual cup. Later it simply meant to drink. Read yìn, it means watering animals.

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